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About Encounters Dating

Encounters Dating offers readers of The Times and The Sunday Times, an opportunity to find and connect with like-minded people for fun, love and romance.

We have been working with The Dating Lab to provide readers with a trustworthy dating service. Using years of experience in online match-making, we also boast a unique and intelligent two-way matching feature, ensuring our match-making isnít only skin deep. We have successfully launched thousands of happy and lasting relationships.

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Success stories

Jane, 2016-02-09

I met a wonderful man within 2 weeks of joining. We have been together over 6 months and are very happy. Thank you very much.

Sharon, 2016-03-12

Thank you Encounters! Without you I would never have found my wonderful husband. We married within a year of meeting and now have the most perfect life.
I will be forever grateful to you for giving me the confidence to be brave.

Tom, 2016-05-16

After only a few weeks I found my perfect match. I was not expecting it to happen so quickly but I am very happy that it did. After date number 2 we both knew. It was, and is very exciting. My advice would be, try to be completely honest and straight with your description of yourself, it saves lots of time and means you don't spend time talking to people who are unsuitable. If your not really fun and sparkly then don't say so. We're not all looking for fun. Never give up hope, be positive. It only takes one. Good luck.

We are a member of the Online Dating Association (ODA) which was set up to ensure high standards of behaviour by dating service providers serving the UK. The ODA Code of Practice is binding on members of the Association.

As an ODA Member we are required to have appropriate and effective arrangements in place for dealing with complaints and enquiries.

The ODA provides general information on common enquiries users have about dating services but will not deal directly with individual complaints which are properly the responsibility of member companies. The ODA monitors enquiry and complaint levels and the issues complained about. It can intervene if it sees worrying trends or serious matters of concern.

Further information about ODA can be found here. A link to our customer service arrangements is provided here.